CJRC researcher Dr. Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has been featured in QUT News discussing her research on victims of romance fraud and online scams.
In the News: CJRC Researchers discussing Privacy Concerns about Census Data
CJRC researchers Dr Monique Mann and Dr Cassandra Cross have been featured in a QUT media release today discussing concerns and evident risks related to the collection of Australian Census data tonight.
CJRC Researchers Present at Commonwealth Parliamentarians Workshop on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime
Earlier this week, CJRC researchers Dr. Monique Mann, Dr. Cassandra Cross and Dr. Angela Daly presented at the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians held at Queensland Parliament House. The four-day workshop was the opening element of a major Commonwealth Parliamentary Project on cybercrime and cybersecurity run in partnership with the Organization of American…
Upcoming Event — “Tainted love”: A symposium exploring the reality of romance fraud
The CJRC is hosting an upcoming symposium exploring the realities of romance fraud. The event will feature a number of guest speakers, including romance scam victim Sharon Armstrong who will share her story and experience.
Recently Published – “Using financial intelligence to target online fraud victimisation: applying a tertiary prevention perspective”
Dr Cassandra Cross from the School of Justice, Faculty of Law, has recently published an article featured in the Special Issue on Cybercrime in the journal Criminal Justice Studies.
Upcoming Event — “Tainted love”: A symposium exploring the reality of romance fraud
“Tainted love”: A symposium exploring the reality of romance fraud The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) reported that $8 million was lost to romance fraud by Australians in 2014, making it the highest category of financial loss across all fraud types. Given the known low levels of…
Recently Published: “Why the victim can also become the offender in online fraud”
This post authored by Dr Cassandra Cross from QUT originally appeared on The Conversation on Wednesday 13th April 2016. It’s bad enough when someone loses money to an online scam, but in some cases the victim can also recruit others into the scam causing even further heartache and loss.
Fraudsters change tactics as a crackdown cuts some losses due to online scams
This post authored by Dr Cassandra Cross from QUT originally appeared on The Conversation on Tuesday March 1, 2016. The amount of financial loss from online fraud suffered by people in Western Australia has almost halved, dropping from A$16.8 million in 2014 to A$9.8 million for 2015, according to…
Recent CJRC Staff Promotions
The Crime and Justice Research Centre is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Dr Cassandra Cross and Dr Jodi Death to Senior Lecturers in the School of Justice. Congratulations to both staff on their well-deserved success in recognition of their continuing hard work, commitment and invaluable contributions to…
Recently Published: “The ACA effect: Examining how current affairs programs shape victim understandings and responses to online fraud”
Dr Cassandra Cross and Dr Kelly Richards, both researchers in the Crime and Justice Research Centre, recently published an article in a special issue of Current Issues In Criminal Justice, guest edited by Dr Alyce McGovern of the University of…